Cow yoke



Oct. 8, 1929. GREEN 1,731,232

COW YOKE Filed May 20, 1926 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 gwue'ntoaa Green.

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Patented Oct. 8, 1929 UNITE STATES ALBERT E. GREEN, BUFFALO, OKLAHOMA cow YoKE Application filed May 20,

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in cow yokes.

The primary objects of my invention are, first, to provide a cow yoke that is thrown into quick action when the cow wearing it attempt-s to go through, over or under the fence, and second, to provide a device of this character that is perfectly humane in its use in that it is never thrown into action except under the conditions above specified.

A further object of my invention is to provide a device of this character which i sim ple and economical in construction and is highly efficient and practical in use. p With the foregoing and other objects in invention is better understood, the same consists in the novel features of construction, combination and arrangement of parts illustrated in the accompanying drawings, and

more particularly pointed out in the. appended claims.

In the accompanying drawings, which are for illustrative purposes only and are therefore not drawn to scale:

Figure 1 is a side view, showing the ordinary or normal position of the yoke when carried on the neck of the cow.

Figure 2 is a front view.

showing the position of the'yoke when the cow is lying down.

Figure 4 is also a side view, showing the position of the yoke when the cow attempts to go through a fence, and

Figure 5 is a similar view, showing the position of the yoke when the cow attempts to jump over a fence.

Figure 6 is a section on the line 6-6 of Figure l.

Figure 7 is a Figure 2.

Referring to the drawings for a more particular description of my invention and in which drawings like parts are designated by like reference characters throughout the several views, the yoke proper comprises the smooth elliptical-shaped metal band A which fits over the neck of the cow and consists of the upper and lower substantially U-shaped section on the line 77 of view that will appear as the nature of my I Figure 8 is a View similar to Figure 1,

1926. Serial No. 110,482.

hinged sections 1 and 2. A substantially U-shaped guard 8 is hinged at opposite ends as at 4, to opposite sides of the upper yoke ,section 1, and is equipped with six or more inwardly projecting teeth or spurs 5. j

The guard 3 is composed of two sections, 6 and 7, having straight upwardly projecting longer and shorter guard arms,8 and 9, respectively, riveted or otherwise fastened together, as at 10. The longer guard arm is formed at its outer or upper end with an outwardly curved hook 11 and the shorter guard arm terminates at its outeror upper end in an outwardly curved'hook 12', the purpose of which will presently appear. A substantially U-shaped guard 13, is also hinged at opposite ends, as at 1 1, to opposite sides of the lower yoke section 2 and is also equipped with six or more inwardly projecting steel teeth or spurs 15. The guard 13 is also composed of two sections 16 and 17 having straight downwardly projecting longer and shorter guardarms 18 and 19, respectively, riveted or fastened together, as at 20. The longer guard arm 18 is formed at its lower end with an outwardly and forwardly curved hook 21 and the shorter guard arm 19 terminates at its lower end in a similar outwardly and forwardly curved ho'ok 22. In practice, when a cow attempts to go through a fence, the upper and lower guard arms are swung inwardly, as illustrated in Figure 4, and press the teeth or spurs into the neck of the'cow with the result that the cow will give up the attempt. l/Vhen the cow is lying down, both the upper and lower guard arms are in a forwardly inclined position, as illustrated in Figure 3, and the teeth or spurs cannot come into contact with the neck or body of the animal. The hook 21 of the longer guard arm 18 is to catch in the fence when high jumping is attempted and the teeth or spurs of the lower guard are pressed into the neck of the cow, as illustrated in Figure 5. i

A special feature of this cow yoke is that it operates on three hinges which cause it to act more quickly than yokes with a less number of hinges, when the cow attempts to go through the fence.

A further feature of my device is that'it has long pointed teeth or spurs sufficient to punish where the loose hide gathers on the cows neck or brisket and thus cause the animal to at once cease its attempt to go through the fence. v

A further feature of this yoke is that it is 7 adjustable to fit a large or small cow. It is made adjustable by having three or more apertures or openings 24 about one inch apart in the ends of the elliptical-shaped metal band A, to receive the hinge bolts or pins 25.

Heavier and larger yokes are made for bulls and smaller yokes of this pattern are made for calves.

From the foregoing description taken in connection with the drawings, it is'thought that the construction, operation and ad vantages of my invention will be readily understood without requiring a more extended explanation.

Having described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is:

1. A device of the character specified comprising upper and lower hingedly connected U-shaped yoke members, U-shaped guards hinged at the ends of the arms thereof to the arms of the upper and lower yoke members adjacent the ends thereof and adapted to swing forwardly and backwardly with relation to the associated yoke members, inwardly projecting teeth carried by 'said guards,

straight longer and shorter arms extending upwardly from the upper guard, similar longer and shorter arms extending downwardly from the lower guard and outwardly and forwardly curved hooks formed at the outer ends of said arms.

2. A device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the guard members are each formed in two sections, each comprising one arm and onehalf of the connection between the arms thereof, and the straight longer and shorter arms of the guard comprise extensions of the connection forming portions of the guard sections.

In testimony whereof he afiixes his sig nature.

ALBERT E. GREEN. 

